IIMA presents third Young Alumni Achiever’s awards to seven

Ahmedabad: The Third IIMA “Young Alumni Achiever’s Awards were presented today to seven formidable Alumni, said IIMA statement issued here.

The awards, started in 2015, are given to alumni under the age of 45, to recognize outstanding achievements in various areas of work, the statement further said.

“IIMA is recognizing contributions of eight of our young alumni, who have demonstrated leadership in a range of fields, spanning corporate, entrepreneurial, and public service contributions. These eight are representative of our numerous other alumni that are contributing as leaders and change agents in their organizations and communities. I am hopeful that the work done by these, and other alumni, motivates our students to contribute to society in meaningful ways.” said Prof. Ashish Nanda, Director, IIMA.

This year’s awards were given in three different Categories. As CORPORATE LEADERS three alumni were recognized:

1) Mr. Rahul Agarwal, PGP batch of 1996, currently the MD & CEO of Lenovo India;

2) Mr. Sudhir Sitapati, PGP batch of 1999, currently Executive Director and CCVP, Refreshments, South Asia and Africa, Hindustan Unilever Ltd; and

3) Ms. Tulsi Naidu, (PGP batch of 1996, CEO. Zurich Insurance Company, UK.

“Through these awards the Institute recognizes and celebrates the achievements of our alumni who have made significant contributions in their workspaces fairly early in their careers. Every year, I get pleasantly surprised by the range and depth of the contributions our alumni have made. They have really made us proud,” said Prof Rakesh Basant, Dean, Alumni and External Relations.

Ms. Sucharita Mukherjee, PGP batch of 2001, Founder and CEO, IFMR Trust and Mr. Yashish Dahiya, PGP 1996, Co – founder & CEO, PolicyBazaar were awarded for their achievements as an ENTREPRENEUR.

The third category of honor was PUBLIC SERVICE, for which Mr. Kartikeya Misra, PGP Batch 2004, Collector and District Magistrate, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Rohan Chand Thakur, PGP batch of 2006, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, were awarded.

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